horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
program (e.g. TV); programme
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
Japanese person; Japanese people
close coverage (of an event, celebrity, etc.); close reporting; total coverage
future (usually near); prospects
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
creation; generation; formation; derivation
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
eccentric; crank; oddball
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
development; exploitation
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
environmental problem; environmental issue
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
attractiveness; charm; amiability
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
fatty pork (from cheek, neck or shoulder)
soy sauce flavoured with grated wasabi (used for sashimi, etc.)
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical